Heard only part of the Lions game this afternoon, but they showed a shot of Jake on the bench, and I could've sworn they said he was calling the Michigan high school championship. Did I hear correctly?

Amara: ? - Seahawks site doesn't list complete special teams stats*, but a "number-of-snaps" report per game: This week Amara was in for 40% of WR snaps (up from 17% the week before) and 33% of special teams snaps. *Though they list kick return yardage by player, they only give a total team yardage for punt returns.

But that's because I didn't pay any attention to the NFL before I got to NYC, and the Giants always seemed to have at least one M player on the roster. Amani Toomer was there then, so I had valid rooting interests. None on the roster now, which I guess is good timing for me beause so many other teams have M players to pay attention to.

However rooting for the Cowboys is still abhorrent. Was so troubled when they drafted some of my favorite players, because I still have to root for my guys. Fortunately Chesson was playing for the Chiefs, so rooting for him seemed to balance things.

He was perfectly placed and trying to swat a kickoff or punt down at something like the 3-inch line, but a teammate seemed to run into him with a swat attempt of his own, sending the ball back into the end zone. Did anyone else see that play and understand what happened? It was Chesson's name that was called, but I hope they weren't blaming him...

Taken by the Jags as an UDFA, on the practice squad, picked up by the Cowboys near the end of last season, then put on their practice squad. Activated a week or so ago. Played for Western Michigan after transferring from Michigan.

See my comment above. He clearly regained control, and full play views not conclusive to overturn the original TD call. Since that was the officially unbiased TV guys agreed, I'll go with their analysis confirming my amateur observations from the safety of my living room. (They added that for the same reason-- no conclusive evidence-- a call the other way probably couldn't have been overturned either.)

Even the broadcast guys said there was no visible evidence to overrule the original call of TD. And it was replayed several times from several angles for us completely unbiased TV watchers. I'm bi-loyal: a Brady fan living in NYC. But even though Brady usually wins my sympathies, I agreed with the TV guys that it was an egregious and incomprehensible overturn. Hate a game to be determined that way.

Already made it to a couple of Brooklyn games to root for Caris. But they were officially rebuilding and empty seats meant a friend could get paper. I'll have to check with him to see if the Knicks are bad enough right now to do the same.

EDIT: I obsessively checked my data, and remembered what I forgot: He made the special teams tackle, but there was a penalty against NE on the play, so, the play being nullified, the tackle officially doesn't exist.

Whatever NYC team they were playing, going to see Denard and Henne and surprised to see UDFA Ash. He looked so healthy, played so well, and even watched when he joined the other D-linemen on the sidelines huddling with the coach. Definitely looked like one of the gang. They put him on the practice squad and I think moved him to active near the end of the season, then trading him near the end of last season.

A couple of us saw him on special teams, and the Gamebook play-by-play shows he made a special teams tackle in the third quarter (stopped Amendola after only 2 yards), but it doesn't show up in the stats, apparently because there was a penalty on the NE for running into the kicker, so it's labeled "No play."

This article seems to be fresh off the press, but I can't copy the URL or even print. (Of course any PC magazine worth its salt would know how to protect their intellectual property.) www.pcmag.com, article dated today by Max Eddy.

Richard Ash and Ondre Pipkpins, two of our former players who were long injured but got healthy enough to find playing time after transferring, were both waived. Ash had been on the Jags' practice squad, moved to active status and later traded to the Cowboys, I think at the end of last season.

It's a debacle. And it certainly isn't his fault. Seems like there's no coach and no plan. He was out injured most of last season, recovered, and probably isn't going to make it out of this game with any limbs still attached.

I'm glad I clicked on this thread to find out there's a reason to watch the other game.

And after that highlight, he may be picked up by other teams if he's waived. Since they have to waive him before they can put him on the PSq, they'll have to weigh the possibility of losing him to another team. I don't have the stats, but I think he did get some good minutes and positive feedback in the earlier games.

The Times article gives hints at how overwhelmed she might be at the whole experience, that simply thrilled to be there kind of thing, then the delays giving her too much time to think. But it has to be a positive to her to come back from that first set and make a genuine game of it against someone who's been on the pro circuit, and made living at it, for several years.

Here's an article about Evan from a couple days ago after making it through qualifying. It's from the Freep, but it has nothing to do with defaming our football team and very positive about Evan. [I'd paste in chosen quotes for the Freep-averse, but can't copy anything in on my work computer. At least I learned I can hand-type the URL and it turns into a link. As long as I didn't mistype it as Evan Prince.]

Facing my utter humiliation and fixed the OP. I even watched the live stream of her winning the NCAA championship! No excuse but brain cell disintegration. (Even the joke flew by me as I recognized my egregious error.)

Just realized he was playing when he was already in the third set. Playing the 12-seed, he lost the first two, but was leading in the third, and took it to the tie-break. Fortunately I'd read the Freep preview article to know how thrilled he was to make it through the qualifying matches to the main draw. (I think we're allowed to click-- very positive article that has nothing to do with defaming our football team).

PS: Apparently I can't link articles on this work computer. Also wanted to link an article about Brienne on Sports Illustrated/Kids, but no success with that either.

Because his spectacular sideline catch was challenged and you have to focus the camera somewhere while the TV guys debated whether he was in bounds (his knee went down in bounds, so didn't matter where the foot was), whether he had control... (bobbled a bit, but had control when it counted). Hmm. Thought there was a 3rd question. Maybe two parts to one of the above. Determination that all was good.

Darboh (for the Chiefs) and Delano Hill (Seahawks) sightings as well. Thomas Rawls (Hawks) out with an ankle injury.

Didn't do much at RB but had a 24-yard kickoff return against the Falcons. Plus an 8-yard catch on his only target. Good to know he's showing stuff versatility elsewhere if/when the young[er] guns get more time at RB.

At work, was trying to watch from the Carbondale feed, but froze, after a long time loading and maybe a couple minutes of live interviews. Tried again for the S. Carolina feed (from a boat in the ocean) and it froze during an interview with a Coast Guard specialist. Kept my earphones on, and after some time started again where it had stopped. So I figure this latest freeze will eventually give me "live" in segments, even after the big moment in reality. (Considering how long the current silence, I'll probably have to watch the reruns at home on TV. Not quite the same as being out in the ocean...)

Of course I'm a Luddite who actually likes more concentrated text at once so I can let my eyes do the work instead of my mouse, not having to keep cursoring to find the end of a sentence or quickly find the formerly useful links. Why require a full computer screen for three lines of blue text?

Even the NY Times website seemed just yesterday to have broken down into the all-pictures-and-white-space-all-the-time mode instead of letting me read.

I didn't know all the background then or why the fans kept calling for this Henson kid, watching the games on TV from afar. Brady had to wait his turn, so why couldn't the freshman? He didn't seem any better to me than Brady. So I was pissed on his behalf. Eventually the coaches let him play, with the fairy tale ending of the bowl game making up for all of it.

Until the NFL draft. And the rounds of ignoring him only adding to the legend.

The NFL perception of Brady's potential was colored by freshman Henson being put in during Brady time, implying the coaches didn't have much faith in him. Even most fans probably weren't aware that Steinbrenner not only had Henson's baseball rights but that he was a BIG OSU booster. We know about him giving Henson a take-it-now-or-leave-it offer to keep him from playing in his senior year. (And then put him in his Columbus minor league team to rousing boos from the fans.)

How much of the early platooning was due to the Steinbrenner pressure and how much was, according to Carr years later, that they needed to put Henson in because his summer baseball commitment didn't give him enough football practice time, so they had to put him in for the future? Either way, why would an NLF team put faith in a QB whose own college coaches kept bouncing him for a frosh?

PS: Good to know that Henson & Brady were good friends. And good to know that all's well that... still hasn't ended.

But look at Spiderman! A dorky nerdy guy whose recruiting tape would make the P5 recruiters snicker. Of course he's got skills they haven't been exposed to before, so they don't even have the proper testing mechanism. He's smart and dedicated and wants to prove himself, to learn, to fail, to pick himself back up, to learn from and prove himself to his 5-star mentors. A lot more fun to root for as he matures and works himself up to the superhero starting line.

so his sudden extended absence not long after made me fear the worst. Many of us have followed the miracle of his second son being born after his wife's cancer, and his reaction to having a girl... Heartbreaking.

As is clear from all the posts above, it doesn't matter when such a tragedy happens. Someone close to me had tried for years for a child, finally tried the science-aided method, was in heaven after a positive test until the follow-up test 10 days later showed it didn't take. Years ago a mother wouldn't even have known she'd been pregnant, but now she did. It was devastating. Not just for her and her husband, but for all of us who knew.

Sam & his family feel like family to so many of us. I hope it helps to know we're grieving with them.

Check dnak438's post above with a link to Todd Lumler's bio on a Lumen Christi football alumni site. Can't see where it says Todd is his father, but maybe he's an uncle? Todd's bio says he works for ALRO Steel in Ohio; the AL stands for Al Glick, also from Jackson and known to be a bit of a Michigan fan...

He was an unsung hero for the Jets. Always reliable, always effective, always mature and not drawing attention to himself except in his exceptional play. He lasted there much longer than most, and contributed much more than most, for a team that hasn't produced much lately.

He's one I'd like to see turn to coaching when his playing time is through. If he still wants to play, more power to him.

WTKA Podcast Page. Can't seem to copy link from this work computer, but it's www.wtka.com, click Podcasts, and it's the very long segment at the top, today #11 (Sam's 10th anniversary at the station; dramatic entrance about 3 mins in). Lots more below, including daily Recruiting Updates, if you want to catch up.

Also can't edit my earlier post, but today's Times article adds something about the suicide-by-cop issue:

Under questioning by investigators after his arrest, Mr. Rojas rambled and offered different explanations for the rampage; several law enforcement officials said investigators had not yet come to any conclusions about the differing accounts. He made some statements suggesting he might have wanted to provoke the police into killing him, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was not complete. One of the officials said Mr. Rojas had also reported hearing voices and having hallucinations.

A lot of us were wondering why he hadn't gotten a nibble with the rest of the UDFAs, and Magnus's mention of back problems was the first time I'd seen anything in all the wondering posts. Was this well known? Makes sense then that they'd wait for a try-out to see how he's doing.

The NFL.com guys theorizing that the Jets suspect he might not be ready for this season, but looking at his measurables for time to come. Time to learn the system while he makes his way to full recovery.

With so many M guys landing, it's about time one of the NYC teams got a guy I can root for locally. The Jets & Giants used to always have at least one or two on the roster, but they haven't drafted anybody for a few years.

He also won the vault title at the Winter Cup (a national competition that includes members of the national & Olympic teams as well as collegians), but you could only see his run-up, take-off and landing. The vault itself was too high for the camera to catch.

He was coming off an off-season injury, and noticed he's been having a bit of trouble sticking his landings. Imagine his score if he hadn't taken that extra step!

Wish the "live videos" were available as replays. Would love to see Emyre Cole's 3rd place vault as well. His prelim floor routine was gorgeous, with high difficulty, but he also had a bad landing that took him out of the floor finals.

A super-talented group of youngsters. If they can avoid this season's injury plague and gain more consistency, the future looks promising.

I watched the games when they were televised nationally and couldn't figure out why they kept pulling Brady for this Henson kid the fans kept calling for. Maybe Brady threw an interception, but then Henson came in and threw an interception. Brady had to wait his turn; why couldn't this other guy? How well can he play if he doesn't have any continuity or feel the coaches had faith in him?

Of course it later came out that the Yankees had drafted Henson for baseball, and Carr's post facto defense for benching Brady now and then was that Henson needed the playing time because baseball kept him from summer practice.

It also later came out (at least to some, in days of pre-twitter secrecy) that Steinbrenner was an OSU booster and wanted to get Henson out of there when he WAS needed as starter. Giving him an ultimatum of take the $ now or forget it. I always felt Brady's low draft grade had to do at least in part with the pros assuming his own college coaches didn't have confidence in him.

But the 9.325 was one of the falls. The one that they didn't count was 9.2125. Both are higher scores than you usually get with a fall, but that's because the rest of each routine was done so well and had enough difficulty. Almost makes it sadder. (Also just checked the scoring of those two routines. Most of the judges had pretty similar scores, but two judges gave the 1st fall .2 less.) Unfortunately, their vault session was also below 49, without any major breaks. Just not quite as many 1000ths as usual. I don't know if they've had two events below 49 all season, certainly not recently.

when Michigan had one of their best competitions. Michigan had to count a fall on the beam tonight, and at this level, that's hard to overcome.

For those who don't follow women's gymnastics, the lowest score from each event is discarded, so you can survive a single fall in an event, or even a single fall in several events. But Michigan had two in the same event. Having to count a score of 9.1 or 9.2 when most of the tourney scores are going to be 9.8+, it was pretty much over after M's second event, one they're usually very reliable on. Though most of their other scores were good, there weren't enough in the 9.9+ range to compensate.

I've never seen a live game of either sport in A2 and rarely get to see them streamed, so it's possible the times I've seen softball home runs were when the baseball team was playing an away game or on another schedule. This was the first time I could see the opposing outfield turn to see the ball. Is the baseball outfield deeper? (Obviously not an expert here.)

(2) The home team Mountaineers wore uniforms with suspiciously similar style and colors to those of Michigan. Obviously some of the judges were confused and misapplied the requisite home-team favoritism. Evidence (a) W.Va:

(b) UofM*

(3) Michigan's coach went to WVU and competed there in gymnastics. Very suspicious.

I supposed we don't need to consider that Alabama had some uncharacteristic glitches and had to count 3 scores below 9.75 (which is still pretty darn good), while Michigan didn't have to count a single one. Alabama is a terrific team. Michigan beating them proves they're peaking at the right time.

*EDIT: Photo distortion. While Brianna Brown always has a lovely line on the bars, her legs aren't really that long. But it was great to see her compete again. She's been out most of the year, and it certainly helps to have her back, even if it's only on this one event and (I think) only the second time this season.

I was expecting the commentators to say something, but nothing was said. Trying to imagine how the outfielders can protect themselves, and how a game can be paused while they wait for a home run to fall safely without a specialized warning watch.

The 2004 NIT was my first time seeing an M basketball game live. According to the history book, Michigan beat a local team (Rutgers) for the championship. Didn't remember that, but remembered speaking to Tommy Amaker. Lovely guy. (Seriously.)

Also didn't remember that the semifinal game was a win against Oregon.

And didn't the Harbaughs have a premature baby recently? Was the bball season foremost in his mind? I bet today (unfounded rumor from my imagination) he was sitting in front of the TV feeding the little babe with bottled [whole] milk so Sara could take a break, with the devious plan of making sure the colors and music and cheers of Michigan permeated the developing little brain.

And had been for many years. (The women's team on that level are usually young girls-to-teenagers.) So this has been a national story for some time. I believe I saw a segment on 60 Minutes recently, and because the Americas Cup was held this weekend (an annual competition in the US with select elite US & international men's and women's gymnasts), it was also covered during the meet on NBC.

EDIT after reading other comments: Generally the allegations from the former US program gymnasts were of "inappropriate touching" in the context of medical exams, young girls at the time and now old enough to know why they were uncomfortable. And they did trust him, and apparently he did help them medically. But many have come forward now to confirm what others have reported.

I understand why people complain that our common addiction isn't always available when we most need it, but I love the layout.

Too many other sites I need to use have switched to lots of white space and pale text floating there with too much space between lines, requiring constant cursoring and difficulty reading. Is it that they're designed for phone-readers? As someone who likes to see lots of text at a glance... On an actual computer... that's easy to read and kind to the eyes...

A friend's dad recently passed away "naturally" in his mid-90s, years after his (quadruple or quintuple) bypass surgery. He was still going to Yankee games with his sons only a couple years before, when the long trip into the Bronx and the stairs in the stadium just got too much (for the legs, not the heart).

My own dad had completely successful bypass in the early days of the surgery, after surviving two separate heart attacks, both times lucky enough to be either in the hospital (where he worked) or surrounded by other MDs at a medical convention. Being a doctor he knew the risks, but was willing to take the risk rather than "live like an invalid." When he eventually passed away (from something else), his heart was the strongest in the ICU, proudly pumping away. We didn't want to lose him even then, of course, but we had him years longer than without the surgery.

It is so much more routine today, and well worth the trouble.

All the best to your dad and all of you who are there to cheer him on.

Since my primary NFL interest is following our alumni, preseason is when I can get cheap seats on Ebay and see our rookies get playing time, even those who might be UDFAs. With both the Jets & the Giants here, that means at least 6 other teams coming in to play them, and the number of guys in the picture, the odds are pretty good this year there'll be at least one game of interest.

I knew nothing about draft status, recruiting, or much of anything about what goes into football or coaching, but I was already in NYC, watching the few Michigan games then broadcast nationally, and I'd see Brady pulled for this kid who didn't seem to play any better, and wondered why Brady had to wait two years to get on the field and this kid with no experience couldn't wait his turn.

Then there was the Ohio State game, broadcast nationally of course, and there was a feature of Steinbrenner leading the cheers at the OSU pep rally the night before the game. No wonder Steinbrenner was so eager to get Henson off the field at Michigan, and no wonder Carr felt the pressure to get him ON the field to keep him from jumping ship for baseball. No proof, but sure made sense to me.

Carr was quoted years later that Henson was put in because he needed some on-field time in the games because his summer baseball commitments didn't allow enough off-season football. Conspiracy theory given credence when Steinbrenner gave then-starter Henson a now-or-never $1,000,000 come-to-Yankees after his junior year.

Did the platooning affect Brady's draft status? Then the other Drew got injured...

To you he's a random source. But enough reputable sources have by now vouched for this particular reputable source as being a highly reputable source. He doesn't post guesses, and knows what he can share and what he can only hint at. Time to move on.

So does it make a difference that it's "cool story, sis" [or, apparently, "un-cool story, sis"]? Which might reflect on the type of details I wasn't actually privy to and, if I had been, would of course only be girl-talk details like, "Golly, were you a freshman or sophomore? Did you meet him in a class? Did you go out for pizza? Did he know you don't like football?")?

Friend's friend wasn't really interested in football, but we did go out with her and her now husband to watch one of those other Tom Brady superbowls and weren't allowed to bring up her pre-husband history, though it was eons ago. The husband likes football and the excuse for the get-together watch was that I was from Michigan and obsessed with Brady.

I feel so much better! Not that I don't have sympathy. Just thought it was my dreadful software karma. Two 2-3 hr sessions trying to register with iTunes to get a free limited-time movie download, the sessions divided by the totally unresponsive "help" e-mail that came 48 hrs later: "We understand you're having trouble signing in on your new iTunes account. So sorry. To solve this problem, first sign into your iTunes account..." [Honest.]

Actually, the guy at the Apple Store was the one bright spot. He helped me redo everything I'd done, but this time it worked. So I could go home and sign on. But that's all I could do successfully without using the rest of my evening dealing with their help lines. Will spare the rest of the saga/rant. Suffice it to say I'm reluctant to trust a software company with such abysmally designed software.

So maybe that's her in the pool? Suppose it doesn't hurt that the up-and-coming women's swim team beat OSU last night 212-88... (The men's team won too, of course, for those curious. But this might be the first time the women are ranked higher than the men, #7 to #9. Someone in the know feel free to correct me.)

When I was a senior in high school, this was our congregation's youth group project. The local branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters paired each of us with a child (checking their national website, I see the age range for the kids is 6-18). They describe it as mentoring the child, but for me at 18, it seemed more like simply being there as a friend, being able to share experiences they wouldn't otherwise have access to, letting them know there was something else out there.

My strongest memory was when my best friend and I took our girls out for an activity and had milk and cookies afterwards. My charge, generally quite shy and quiet, said, "We have milk at home, too. But it's for the baby."

The downside for me was that only a few months later I had to leave for Ann Arbor and felt I was abandoning my girl. But she sent me a lovely note wishing me well "up at college." Something I've never forgotten. (And this post makes me wonder if I'd be able to track her down years later through BBBS and see what became of her.)

In Sunday's "Current Wolverines in the NBA" thread, with videos of recent Caris highlights, I posted how giddy I was that I was going to my very first NBA game the very next night just to see Caris play! A nor'easter on both ends of the subway, heavy winds and rain, but who cares? It's worth it to see Caris, our rookie star-in-the-making.

I admit I was a bit concerned that I didn't spot him in warm-ups... The pregame announcers focused on "the youngsters"... They mention two... (pause)... then, quietly: "Caris Levert is being held out tonight. They want to rest him." [They missed him, believe me. But if it's best for the longterm...]

At least I could see him on the bench, and when he stood to high-five his teammates at breaks he was smiling, so I figured they were telling the truth and not covering for an injury set-back. Pretty snazzy boots he was wearing over his warm-up pants... Here's hoping that was simply a fashion statement.

Was joking about the secret society, but it's not that well known outside of NYC. These aren't re-sales but almost-comp tix that are offered to members of TheaterMania's Gold Club, with last-minute tix provided by producers of events that aren't sold out and not likely to become sold out, preferring to have bodies in the seats and hoping the viewers will spread the word. [But they probably don't want too much spreading of the word for specific events.]

You never know what's going to be offered. Think it started for theater, often for new shows or shows on their last legs, or off the beaten track, but they have other offers, including museum admissions and tourist events. Members pay an annual membership fee, get e-mail notices of tix available (which go quickly) and pay a small per-ticket fee when purchased. I'm lucky to have a buddy who keeps checking.

A friend belongs to one of those secret societies that offer unsold seats, usually for theater, but he's recently gotten [excellent] Islanders seats and invited me to the next one. (They're in Brooklyn temporarily, with most of their fans out on Long Island.) I told him if he got them for a game playing against Michigan alumni, I'd join him.

Lo and behold, they suddenly offered Nets tix. I had previous plans for tomorrow night, but this trumps that.

Especially young ones. And their bad feels/feelings can influence their output. New coaches, new players, not knowing what to expect. Brooklyn was a surprise, then it seems like a fluke. The players start doubting themselves (and their coaches), just as we doubt them (and their coaches). They start thinking too much (white collar) until whatever magic (or coaching, or handwriting on the wall) changes things around, makes things fun again and lets them play (blue collar).

When did that happen? I think that's the second time I've seen it post-school, so maybe he chose to nickname himself for the NFL? Or maybe it's a typo that went viral? Can't be another NLF player with the same name who's claiming rights...

I was accidentally right. Tom Coughlin, former coach of the Giants and original coach of the Jaguars (when they were really good), was recently in Ann Arbor speaking to the basketball team, with a grandchild running around the court in Michigan gear. The MGoBlue.com article mentioned that he has a [son & daughter-in-law or daughter and son-in-law?] who are Michigan alumni. And he was just named Exec. VP of Football Operations of the Jaguars a week or so ago.

“Tyrone Wheatley has experienced vast success, both as a player and as a coach, at the professional and collegiate levels,” Jaguars Executive Vice President of Football Operations Tom Coughlin said in a statement. “He is a great addition to our coaching staff and will play a large role in the development and implementation of our running game.

“He brings a diverse skillset and background that will be extremely beneficial to our players and we look forward to him getting started.”

There were 5 former Wolverines on the Jags roster this season, I think more than any other NFL team. Denard, Henne, Omameh and rookie Jarrod Wilson, and Richard Ash was on and off the practice squad until the Cowboys borrowed him in late December.

No way of knowing who'll still be there next season, but seems someone in management is aware of Michigan.

that seems to have been posted just a few hours ago, that features him talking about how close he got to the Georgia commits during the all-star game week, how very close with Najee, and that his current #1 is "Alabama (by a lot)" and #2 Michigan "(that education)"-- #3 Georgia and #4 USC, where he's going to take an official in a few days. [Says Auburn and Florida will NOT get a visit, but MAYBE Georgia.] Etc. Make of it what you will.

where his college is listed as Western Mich (where he finally got to play), but it also listed him as a Michigan grad. So earlier posts may be correct, that you can transfer to play your 5th year and count the class credits to complete your Michigan degree, or still take some classes at Michigan? Somehow working things out.

Unfortunately*, he was just picked up by the Cowboys from the Jags' practice squad a day or two ago, and the bio info isn't on the Cowboys' website.

*for research back-up only, possibly better for Ash, as much as I dislike the Cowboys.

Coach Bruce Arians said last week Wile’s promotion would hinge not only on his kicking but also his ability to hold on placekicks – a part of special teams that didn’t go well in Miami, with a missed field goal, a missed extra point and a blocked extra point.

for my toddler nephew (though his parents dress him in the Montreal garb, since that's where they live), who's not quite old enough to read it.

Tangent: Wanted to paste in the cover (featuring a Red Wings player) for those who haven't read the article, but ever since I got a new, high-tech computer, I can't paste in images anymore. Is it the browsers, or the technique? I always get a Latin paragraph in the preview box and can't get rid of it. The Hateful "Edge" won't even give me a "properties" selection in the drop-down menu. It was so easy on my primitive older computer.

He and Rawls were actually pre-grad transfers. He was also signed as an undrafted free agent, and in his second year he's 2nd on the Jaguars depth chart at DT after spending some time on the practice squad.

Maybe someone more in the know can answer a question about his college history. His Jags bio says he was a 5th year senior at Western, that he played at Michigan from 2011-13 and at Western Michigan in 2014 with 12 starts. But it also says that he graduated from Michigan in 2014. Is that a typo or were his Western credits transferable and he chose to go there for a chance to play? Wasn't he injured a lot at Michigan? So maybe this was a joint opportunity to get him a degree and a chance at playing time?

Same in NYC. I had the TV on because Tom Brady. I was doing something at the computer, actually paying attention to what I was doing, and suddenly I looked up and realized the Lions on the screen weren't part of the half-time report.

You are aware that Spike Albrecht is a beloved former Wolverine from not-so-long-ago? Like from last year? Who transferred for his 5th year to have a chance to play after being injured much of last year?

You're in academia and yet you're making vast generalizations based on your personal experience.

On a lighter note, a friend of mine was in line to vote here in NYC wearing her M cap. Cardinal Dolan happened to be standing behind her in line and said, "Go Blue! Except when you're playing Notre Dame."

Glad you said it first. As someone who did some ballet at more than a foot shorter and more than half his weight, I was blown away by the grace and height on that little hop, skip and jump. To say nothing of avoiding all those goons trying to stop him.

I know my big brother saw Cazzie play, but considering the number of times my big sister and I saw Ailey's company perform, we might actually have seen her dance. [EDIT: checking the dates, probably not.] The Ailey Company was as legendary to her as Cazzie was to the big bro.